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It can be difficult for urbanized folk to imagine a world where the daily sounds are those of nature and of the small noises of human work and voices. How much more difficult is it to imagine the incredible impact of the ancient musical dancing ceremonies of the Oceanic tribes of the Kanak? It is evident that these ceremonies, named pilou-pilou by the first French missionaries, had great importance in Kanak life, and that they were the most tremendous acoustical events to be heard in that world. The beating of bark-clappers and the stamping of bamboo tubes was combined with part-songs by two singers, accompanied by the shouting, cries, and whistles of hundreds of dancers. All this must have left an indelible mark on the aural sensations of the participants. After such ceremonies, that world returned to the sounds of nature. Today the Kanak aural world has entirely changed. People are used to the noise of cars and machines, to the wonders of modernization, and even to those living in rural areas the presence of machine noises is so prevalent that the seas and the forests may now seem dulled. This examination of Kanak Music and Dance proves a marvellous kind of time capsule, a way to see into a past environment through a persisting tradition.

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Renaissance and Cavalier Dance, English Country Dances.This Cd/Book set contains music and instruction for 10English Country Dances from the late Renaissance and early Baroque period.Taken from the Playford manuscript, the dances in this set are quite popular with the dancers at many Renaissance fairs and with the members of the Societyfor Creative Anachronisms. The dances are easy to learn, the CD contains both a slow or learning version besides an "at tempo" version of the tunes.So the student or teacher can learn and teach from the slower version. The CD, of course, may be programmed to play just the faster versions for balls, parties and revels. ... Read more

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Popular music was a powerful and persistent influence in the daily life of millions in interwar Britain, yet these crucial years in the development of the popular music industry have rarely been the subject of detailed investigation. For the first time, here is a comprehensive survey of the British popular music industry and its audience. The book examines the changes to popular music and the industry and their impact on British society and culture from 1918 to 1939. It looks at the businesses involved in the supply of popular music, how the industry organised itself, and who controlled it. It attempts to establish the size of the audience for popular music and to determine who this audience was. Finally, it considers popular music itself - how the music changed, which music was the most popular, and how certain genres were made available to the public. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University LibraryÕs preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Jewish History, published by American Jewish Historical Society on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 8832 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Angels "Rewolt!": Jewish Women in Modern Dance in the 1930s.
Author: Julia L. Foulkes
Publication: American Jewish History (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: American Jewish Historical Society
Volume: 88Issue: 2Page: 233

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This digital document is an article from American Jewish History, published by American Jewish Historical Society on March 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1068 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Converging Movements: Modern Dance and Jewish Culture at the 92nd Street Y.(Review)
Author: Naima Prevots
Publication: American Jewish History (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2001
Publisher: American Jewish Historical Society
Volume: 89Issue: 1Page: 156

Article Type: Book Review

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"Epic" films, those concerned with monumental events and larger-than-life characters, cover the period from the Creation to the A.D. 1200s and have been churned out by Hollywood and overseas studios since the dawn of filmmaking. Arguably the master of the genre, Cecil B. DeMille hit upon the perfect mixture of sex, splendor, and the sacred to lure audiences to his epic productions.

Each of the 355 alphabetically arranged entries in this book includes casts and credits, plot synopsis, and narratives on the making of the films. This second addition is accompanied by all new photographs. ... Read more